Music - March 19, 2007
Addictive "Pressed" heralds Jordan's return
Melodic and poppy but with a satisfying slate of crunchy, jangly and twangy guitars, “Pressed” is an addictive mix of power pop and garage rock with alt.country overtones. It's the work of long-lost Milwaukee music veteran Charles Jordan.
Tags: Soda, Maki, Weatherhead, Charles Jordan, Strigens, Nerve Twins, Knit Delicate, Foundation, Sparklehorse, Cracker, Urbitzondo

Music - Sept. 5, 2006
Long-awaited Sparklehorse disc has Wisconsin ties
The fourth Sparklehorse record -- "Dreamt for Lightyears in the Belly of a Mountain -- is nearly upon us. The disc, produced by Mark Linkous (aka Sparklehorse) at his home studio, was engineered by former Milwaukeean Alan Weatherhead. And it was mixed, in part, at Madison's Smart Studios.
Tags: Sparklehorse, Weatherhead, Urbiztondo, Cracker, Camper van Beethoven, Linkous, Maki

Music - Jan. 10, 2005
Koester's Firefall jones leads to great Maplewood disc
Milwaukee's Steve Koester -- the man behind Punchdrunk and Koester -- has found joy in the sunny country rock of the '70s with his new band Maplewood, which recently issued its debut disc. We talked to Koester about it.
Tags: Koester, Punchdrunk, Firefall, Maplewood, Maki, Weatherhead